Four of the planned layoffs were in South Florida: American Express, which laid off 113 workers in Weston as part of a previously announed restructuring; Unify, which formerly was Siemens Enterprise Corp., in Boca Raton laid off 46 workers during the month; Staples' delivery center in Pembroke Park, which is closing and laid off 68 workers; and RBC Wealth Management, which laid off 155 workers in closing its Miami private banking office.

Other layoffs were in Lake Mary, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg and Tampa.

Nationwide, Challenger said 2014 is on pace to be the lowest job-cut year since 1997.

Monthly job cuts fell to their lowest level in 14 years in September, as U.S.-based employers announced workforce reductions totaling 30,477.

The September total fell 24 percent from the 40,010 job cuts announced in August, according to the report.

Monthly job cuts fell to their lowest level in 14 years in September, as U.S.-based employers announced workforce reductions totaling 30,477 during the month.

“There have been a couple of bumps in the road for the economy lately, which caused consumer confidence to drop in its latest reading. However, as this report shows, the recent hiccups have not resulted in widespread layoffs. Job security is being helped by the fact that corporate profits remain near record highs,” said John Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

September job cuts were led by the entertainment industry, where the closure of casino resorts in Atlantic City resulted in more than 7,000 job cuts.